Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018 19:48:52 +0000 (UTC)
From: Markus Vester <markusvester@aol.com>
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Wow=C2=A0Tony, that's 1478 km=C2=A0with aural copy! And you have just beate=
n=C2=A0Dave's outstanding 1193 km ;-) =C2=A0Ralph and I had never thought t=
hat this could work so well.

Best 73,
Markus


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Von: Tony Baldwin <ei8jk@topmail.ie>
An: rsgb_lf_group <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Verschickt: Fr, 9. Nov. 2018 20:34
Betreff: Re: LF: 1476 kHz AM
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Yes, very audible here too earlier in IO51do
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Quite deep QSB but a good 549 on Peaks.
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Tony, EI8JK
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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20
 On 08/11/2018 23:39, Markus Vester wrote:
      After the sad demise of all LW and MW broadcasts in Germany, a handfu=
l of pioneers came up who are operating legal low-powered medium wave stati=
ons in the context of=C2=A0a radio museum or for=C2=A0educational purposes.=
 One of them is Ralph (DL2NDO, one of the participants in the legendary Don=
ebach 137 kHz activation in 2002). He=C2=A0has obtained a transmitting lice=
nse for 1476 kHz (former frequency of Vienna Bisamberg),=C2=A0built=C2=A0a =
3 Watt AM transmitter, and with the help of a small team raised=C2=A0a quar=
terwave=C2=A0antenna on the Fraunhofer premises south of=C2=A0Erlangen (JN5=
9MN21HF).=20
=20
 Yesterday they got on air for the first time, running a preliminary test t=
ransmission consisting of a switched 1000 Hz beeps (one second on, one seco=
nd off, audio frequency locked to the RF carrier). This pattern will be=C2=
=A0continued for a few days, before they will eventually.take over the audi=
o from the=C2=A0local DAB student radio "funklust".
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 The current test pattern is relatively easy to make out in the noise so it=
 may be a good chance for some DX detections. =C2=A0At night we've actually=
 heard the beeps on=C2=A0Twente SDR and a couple of German Kiwi-SDRs.=C2=A0=
But I guess using=C2=A0narrowband signal processing techniques, the carrier=
 and coherent tones coud make it much further. The carrier frequency=C2=A0i=
s derived from an OCXO and is currently at 1476000.411 Hz.
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 Will anyone in the group take the challenge?
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 Best 73,
 Markus (DF6NM)
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lack;"><div style=3D"color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;=
 font-size: 10pt;">Wow&nbsp;Tony, that's 1478 km&nbsp;with aural copy! And =
you have just beaten&nbsp;Dave's outstanding 1193 km ;-) &nbsp;Ralph and I =
had never thought that this could work so well.<br><br>Best 73,<br>Markus<b=
r><br><br>-----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Mitteilung-----<br>Von: Tony Baldwin &lt;=
ei8jk@topmail.ie&gt;<br>An: rsgb_lf_group &lt;rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org&=
gt;<br>Verschickt: Fr, 9. Nov. 2018 20:34<br>Betreff: Re: LF: 1476 kHz AM<b=
r></div><div id=3D"yiv5929875526"><div>
    <p>Yes, very audible here too earlier in IO51do</p>
    <p>Quite deep QSB but a good 549 on Peaks.<br clear=3D"none">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
    <p>Tony, EI8JK</p>
    <p><br clear=3D"none">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
    <div class=3D"yiv5929875526yqt4958782786" id=3D"yiv5929875526yqt24900">=
<div class=3D"yiv5929875526moz-cite-prefix">On 08/11/2018 23:39, Markus Ves=
ter
      wrote:<br>
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26yqt27473"><div><div style=3D"color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica,=
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erif; font-size: 10pt;">
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              <div style=3D"color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; font-size: 10pt;">After the sad demise of
                all LW and MW broadcasts in Germany, a handful of
                pioneers came up who are operating legal low-powered
                medium wave stations in the context of&nbsp;a radio museum =
or
                for&nbsp;educational purposes. One of them is Ralph (DL2NDO=
,
                one of the participants in the legendary Donebach 137
                kHz activation in 2002). He&nbsp;has obtained a transmittin=
g
                license for 1476 kHz (former frequency of Vienna
                Bisamberg),&nbsp;built&nbsp;a 3 Watt AM transmitter, and wi=
th the
                help of a small team raised&nbsp;a quarterwave&nbsp;antenna=
 on the
                Fraunhofer premises south of&nbsp;Erlangen (JN59MN21HF). <b=
r clear=3D"none">
                <br clear=3D"none">
                Yesterday they got on air for the first time, running a
                preliminary test transmission consisting of a switched
                1000 Hz beeps (one second on, one second off, audio
                frequency locked to the RF carrier). This pattern will
                be&nbsp;continued for a few days, before they will
                eventually.take over the audio from the&nbsp;local DAB
                student radio "funklust".<br clear=3D"none">
                <br clear=3D"none">
                The current test pattern is relatively easy to make out
                in the noise so it may be a good chance for some DX
                detections. &nbsp;At night we've actually heard the beeps
                on&nbsp;Twente SDR and a couple of German Kiwi-SDRs.&nbsp;B=
ut I
                guess using&nbsp;narrowband signal processing techniques, t=
he
                carrier and coherent tones coud make it much further.
                The carrier frequency&nbsp;is derived from an OCXO and is
                currently at 1476000.411 Hz.<br clear=3D"none">
                <br clear=3D"none">
                Will anyone in the group take the challenge?<br clear=3D"no=
ne">
                <br clear=3D"none">
                Best 73,<br clear=3D"none">
                Markus (DF6NM)<br clear=3D"none">
              </div>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
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